Sen. Daniel Bonham

Establishes procedure for charging aggravated version of certain assault and attempted murder offenses when defendant causes permanent physical injury to victim during commission of crime. Provides that if defendant is convicted of aggravated offense, court shall sentence defendant to 300 months' imprisonment. Authorizes court to impose lesser sentence in certain circumstances.

Prohibits public institution of education or educational employee from requiring, compelling, coercing or otherwise directing student to acknowledge, affirm, declare, confess, state or in any way act in accordance with belief that any race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior to another, that individual may be discriminated against or treated in different manner on basis of individual's membership in particular group or classification, or that any individual, by virtue of individual's membership in particular group or classification, endorses, benefits uniquely from or is inherently responsible for actions that other individuals with membership in same group or classification have taken. Prohibits public institution of education from providing, withholding or conditioning grading, academic credit or other educational benefits on basis of student's compliance with prohibited actions. Prohibits distinguishing between, classifying or assigning benefits or detriments to student on basis of student's membership in particular group or classification. Prohibits using public moneys for prohibited purposes. Permits any person to bring action to enjoin educational employee or public institution of education from taking prohibited action. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to initiate, resume or suspend payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System on first day of calendar quarter following receipt of notice by board that benefit payments are or are not subject to Oregon personal income tax. Directs board to pay increased benefits not paid to person because board determined that payments were not subject to Oregon personal income tax if person later establishes that payments were subject to Oregon personal income tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits public body from issuing COVID-19 vaccine passport. Prohibits person or public body from requiring individual to state or document vaccination against or immunity to COVID-19 in order to access certain amenities. Prohibits person or public body from requiring individual to wear face covering if individual does not state or document vaccination against or immunity to COVID-19 in order to access certain amenities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination. Directs task force to identify and evaluate impacts of age discrimination in workplace and report to interim committees relating to business and labor. Sunsets December 31, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Limits Governor's ability to exercise authority conferred on Governor during declared state of emergency to no more than 60 days' duration, unless Legislative Assembly authorizes continued state of emergency. Requires continued authorization of state of emergency by Legislative Assembly every 60 days. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of other individual, subject to specified exceptions. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Commemorates transition of Linfield College to Linfield University.

Authorizes legislative caucus leaders to each appoint Senate Majority Legislative Counsel, Senate Minority Legislative Counsel, House Majority Legislative Counsel and House Minority Legislative Counsel, and establishes legislative caucus leaders as Legislative Counsel Committee. Directs Senate Majority Legislative Counsel, Senate Minority Legislative Counsel, House Majority Legislative Counsel and House Minority Legislative Counsel to co-equally manage Office of Legislative Counsel. Directs each caucus Legislative Counsel to assist in preparation of measures, opinions, research and other work requested by caucus members. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Authorizes caucus leaders to take preparatory measures to implement Act prior to January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Limits types of restrictions that Governor may impose on certain businesses during state of emergency related to COVID-19 pandemic. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.